The Ruling on Watching TV Series and the Non-Acceptance of Prayer for Forty Days
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The questioner:
Shaykh, my father is asking you a question, O Shaykh. I am the one asking, may you live long. He says: What is the ruling on watching Turkish TV series? I do not know, but he says there is a message that says your prayer will not be accepted for forty days. I do not know if this is true or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, another question.
The questioner:
No, no, but this question does not end, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
Thank you, O 'Abdullah. May Allah bless you. He asks, may Allah bless you all: What is the ruling on watching some films, especially from some countries? And he asks: One of them said that if you watch it, your prayer will not be accepted for forty days.
The Shaykh:
The series that contain what is wrong, or contain religious innovations, or something greater than that, which is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted and Majestic, the Muslim does not look at these, the Muslim does not look at these, because he may be tested and Shaytan may make them attractive to him so he likes them. So he does not look at these low-level series, because they are either harmful to the creed, or harmful to morals. He avoids them, and he does not look at or listen to anything except what contains following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and what contains reward and recompense from Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
And his statement that the prayer is not accepted for forty days, does that fall under this?
The Shaykh:
There is no specific determination; there is no evidence for this specific determination. But if he looks at them, then either his reward is invalidated or it is diminished. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Shaykh, my father is asking you a question, O Shaykh. I am the one asking, may you live long. He says: What is the ruling on watching Turkish TV series? I do not know, but he says there is a message that says your prayer will not be accepted for forty days. I do not know if this is true or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, another question.
The questioner:
No, no, but this question does not end, O Shaykh.
The presenter:
Thank you, O 'Abdullah. May Allah bless you. He asks, may Allah bless you all: What is the ruling on watching some films, especially from some countries? And he asks: One of them said that if you watch it, your prayer will not be accepted for forty days.
The Shaykh:
The series that contain what is wrong, or contain religious innovations, or something greater than that, which is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted and Majestic, the Muslim does not look at these, the Muslim does not look at these, because he may be tested and Shaytan may make them attractive to him so he likes them. So he does not look at these low-level series, because they are either harmful to the creed, or harmful to morals. He avoids them, and he does not look at or listen to anything except what contains following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and what contains reward and recompense from Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
And his statement that the prayer is not accepted for forty days, does that fall under this?
The Shaykh:
There is no specific determination; there is no evidence for this specific determination. But if he looks at them, then either his reward is invalidated or it is diminished. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 13 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 04 1438هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (8:29)
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